Where does “kompetensflykt” come from?

kompetensflykt (Swedish) comes from Swedish flykt — flight, escape; flight.

kompetensflykt (Swedish): brain drain (emigration of educated or talented people)

Definitions

  1. brain drain (emigration of educated or talented people)

Ancestry of “kompetensflykt”, step by step

kompetensflykt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflyktflight, escape; flight

via Swedish kompetens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkompetenscompetence ((sufficient) ability to perform a task)
Every word from Swedish flykt
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